since i'm going to work on New Year's eve, i'll never get to celebrate New Year. and so, i would like to wish everyone in advance.

~*Happy New Year people!! May it be a good year, a year full of joy and blessing!! Farewell 2005. Hello 2006.*~

New Year resolutions? none, coz like what i've said last year, i'll break all. but there's one thing i would like to do; to get a tattoo before my birthday. we'll see if i can fulfill that.

Christmas was here again. this shows how fast time flies without you even realizing it. Christmas always reminds me of year 2003. that's when i had the BEST Christmas ever. the most memorable Christmas, the jolliest Christmas i've ever had in my entire life. anyhow, sorry for being late.

~*Happy Christmas!!*~

i HATE this particular person. i know the word "hate" is a lil too harsh, but i really hate her, not dislike her. she's a mean mean MEAN human. arghh!!

i'm back for the weekend! *home sweet home*. home-cooked food are the BEST!! just for your information, i moved to Bukit Jalil on the 2nd Dec evening due to working purposes. i'll only be coming back home when i'm off. life in Bukit Jalil is sad, very miserable i should say. with no food and no pc and internet.

life in Bukit Jalil:
6 Dec - today, i only had 6 pieces of biscuits, 2 cups of chocolate and a cup of tea for both my breakfast and lunch. sad, huh? luckily jie is nice enough to come over to bring me out for dinner. you must be wondering, why don't i cook? well, better not ask, better not know.

7 Dec - biscuits for brunch and a cup of noodles for dinner. yummy, ain't it?

Fukuoka, Japan

last week was my payday and how wonderful that i've finished everything in just a week. i've even used up almost all i have in my account. i went to Fukuoka. it's a nice place, beautiful, but i did nothing much there. on the first day, i was so tired that i slept till the noon and later met up with a friend in Fukuoka in the evening, after her work. on the second day, i went to Dazaifu, the City of Ancient Culture, which according to some resources, Dazaifu is a place that one must visit when one is visiting Fukuoka, especially the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. and in the evening, i went to the city centre and back to Malaysia again the very next morning.

i met up with Ami, a friend whom i knew when we were studying in London. she brought me to the city centre and showed me around. we went to Kego Park which is located right opposite her working place, Solaria Plaza in Tenjin. the theme for this year's Christmas is Chapel on the Water, and the park has been decorated with beautiful, shimmering illuminations. she then showed me her working place, it's located at this corner, next to the entrance to Solaria Plaza. she's working as a director in a free wave radio station. we then walked to Iwataya, a shopping mall like KLCC where you can find all the high fashion labels. next, she brought me to this place which i couldn't remember what it's called for supper. we had a plate of vegetable (not sure what it's called), prawns (yummy), chicken, a glass of oolong tea for her and a glass of coffee for me and everything cost us a bomb, ¥3500++. *jaw dropped*

the next morning, woke up early and got myself ready to explore Dazaifu. well of course i'm not that smart. i knew where the train station is, got my ticket and damn, i have no idea which platform should i wait for the train to Dazaifu because EVERYTHING IS IN JAPANESE. arghh... seriously, if next time you wanna go to Japan, anywhere in Japan, learn Japanese or go with a friend who knows Japanese because people there don't really speak English. well i got my map, thought it's easy to travel around with a map, but heck no, almost all the signboards are in Japanese too. i know that to get to Dazaifu, i need to take the train to Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station and from there, i need to take another train to Dazaifu Station. but don't know which platform to wait. well luckily, Japanese are really really nice people. i approached this old lady who doesn't speak English (well she was the only one there at that time) and mentioned the word "Dazaifu" to her. she was saying lots of thing in Japanese when she already knew that i don't understand Jap. bla bla bla, and then she said Futsukaichi. there, finally i know what she's saying. she was pointing to me, then pointing to herself again, and she's trying to tell me to follow her. great! the train came, and she was talking to me all the way in Jap, and hell i really don't understand a thing. when we reached Futsukaichi Station, she grapped my hand, direct me to the train which is going to Dazaifu and told this gal inside to bring me to Dazaifu. yay, i finally know what she's saying!! i was sitting next to the gal whom the lady talked to, and suddenly she looked at me and said, "Do you speak English?" OMG!! finally there's someone who can speak English. she told me that Dazaifu is a very beautiful place and there's a very famous shrine located there, which i suppose it is Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. when i reached Dazaifu, it started to rain. stupid!! i ended up standing at the Tourist Information and waited for the rain to stop before continuing my journey. by the end of the day, i can tell you that the shrine is beautiful and the views are breathtaking. AWESOME!! everything looks so...Japan.


So 'canggih'! butt spray toilet bowl. finally i got to see one myself. unbelievable and i find it quite funny. comes with a heated seat as well. very useful especially during winter. still remember how i always "jump" when i landed my ass on my toilet seat every morning during winter when i was in London.


It's your choice, you want it back or front? choose..


Kego Park 1.


Kego Park 2.


This is where Ami works.


In the restaurant.




While waiting for our food, i gave Ami a surprise. her birthday is on 11th December but i celebrated it with her earlier. bought her a cake from the bakery from my hotel and i brought the candle from Malaysia. Happy Birthday in advance to you, Ami!!


The veggie, quite nice.


Prawns, super yummy.


Chicken, not bad.


Cigarettes vending machine, very very common in Fukuoka, probably throughout Japan.


Tenjin-sama Street, heading to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.


Aiyo..Hello Kitty shop situated along Tenjin-sama Street. went in for less than 1 minute then came out. felt so out of place.


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Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.


Part of the shrine.


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Kyushu National Museum.


Flowers.


They are everywhere. very beautiful.


Lots of fat Koi.


Please cross the TAIKO-bridge and you'll become the Taiko.


Japan's McChicken.


Ami bought me this; green tea snacks with green tea flavoured chocolate on the outside.


Umegae Mochi, recommended to me by Ami. she said it's very famous in Dazaifu. indeed, there are like 10 shops selling this mochi along the Tenjin-sama Street.


Have a break, have a strawberry KitKat. i read about Kit Kat Noir and Kit Kat Wine from this blog, tried looking for both of it but couldn't find any. only found Strawberry Kit Kat. it's yummy though.

Don't Gross Out The World...

to all the food lovers out there...give this a try..!!

Rosh and i are moving out together end of the month. her Dad owns an apartment in Bukit Jalil and no one stays there except for her step bro, so we decided to move in and i'll pay her the rent. the idea of staying together seems to be cool, but when disagreement and misunderstanding happen, then that's gonna be bad. that's what i fear most about living together with friends. i just hope that we'll be alright, just like Monica and Rachel, or Joey and Chandler in Friends. yes i know, they're not staying under the same roof now but they used to, right? so we went to have a look at the apartment, it's nice and we're sharing the same room. gosh, so many things to pack and i haven't start packing yet. and unpacking, arghh hate it. i'm going to miss home, again. going to miss Hailie, my pc, the internet, games, astro, home-cook food and laundry... oh no, i hate doing my own laundry. no one to wash my clothes, no one to iron them. *waaaaaa....

before we went to the apartment, we had our breakfast in McD. it's my FIRST time having McD's breakfast. ok, i know what you're going to say. so just shhh...


McD's Big Breakfast.


Big Breakfast!

Hong Kong

i went to Hong Kong, but it was a very short trip, it's like a 2 nights trip. we reached there late at night and left early two days later. don't ask me why. i wasn't there alone, i was there with some colleagues. it wasn't a very nice trip though because some people wasted my time and spoilt the whole plan. if not, i believe it's going to be a good one.

well you see, i decided to walk around alone the next day but this one gal wanted to go with me. so i gave her a wake up call at around 10:30am. by 11:30am i'm done, and so i believe that she's done too. called her and she said that she's still on the bed. what the hell! so i asked her if she still wants to go, otherwise i'm going alone. she said yes, asked me to give her a few minutes. how dumb of me for waiting, i should just leave her and go by myself. so another friend of mine and i waited for her. then one by one started calling and said that they wanted to go with us, asked us to wait. and so we waited and waited and waited and guess what, we only left the hotel at around 1:30pm. gosh, so much time wasted.

went to Mong Kok right away and these bunch of people just kept wasting my time. they spent like hours in this one place and they bought nothing. i then walked by myself and so unfortunate, we met again later. they decided to go to the Ladies' Market and i followed. Ladies' Market is just like our Petaling Street, they sell the same thing throughout the whole stretch of that street. i looked at my watch, it's almost 7pm. decided to leave to the Avenue of Stars to catch the light show, A Symphony of Lights at 8pm. told them that i wanted to leave but according to them, we're reaching the end of the street. and some of them wanted to see the light show too. so alright, i waited again. by the time they're done, i looked at my watch and it's already 8:05pm. oh well, good bye my light show. then one of them, my senior colleague said, "i'm sorry if we're stopping you from your plan". duh!! you know, there's like so much to say about them but i'm sooo mad thinking about it, so to cut it short, that's the story. next time i should just go out by myself and not wait for people like them. wasted my time and spoilt my plan. arrghhh!!!

everything in Hong Kong seems to be quite cheap except for their food. but it's ok for me coz i'm the type who don't mind spending on food, i...guess

some pics...


Took MTR (Mass Transit Railway) from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok.


Buses.


Esprit.


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Hey, it's Kwon Sang Woo.


Sang Woo again, handsome yo..


Food...


Food again.. Eww...cows' part (top left), yucks..


Curry fishball - HK$5.


Fish meat 'siu mai' - HK$5.


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Taxi.


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Wow, what a name. Babi-la.. =P


Wonton noodles for dinner - HK$18. i tell you, it's super nice. and in Malaysia, the dumplings are usually filled with pork, but there dumplings are usually filled with shrimp. good for me coz i don't like pork. yummy...


Red bean and ice lemon tea - HK$16 and HK$12 respectively.


"Thong sui" time; red bean soup - HK$13.


Black sesame - HK$15; looks a lil disgusting but it's super nice man.


Papaya tapioca, forgot how much.


Chocolate milk (nice) and soya bean milk; commonly seen in the HK drama series.


Marlboro Ultra Lights - HK$30. that’s like RM15, very very expensive but i bought it because of the box.